Kaizer Chiefs celebrated Stuart Baxter's 100th league game in charge with a crucial 2-1 win over fierce rivals Orlando Pirates in a tight-fought SowetoDerby on Saturday. | Sport24news
Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix/Gallo Imagesleague game in charge with a crucial 2-1 win over fierce rivals Orlando Pirates in a tight-fought Soweto Derby on Saturday.derby, Chiefs dangermen Khama Billiat and Keagan Dolly combined in a rasping 49th-minute counter-attack that caught Pirates' napping and a stoppage-time penalty that was converted by Dolly.-minute after a Daniel Akpeyi error, but Olisah Ndah's trailing elbow was enough to convince referee Victor Hlungwani to award the penalty.
While Pirates may have the better players on paper barring Dolly and Billiat, they're a work-in-progress.On what was a hot afternoon with a storm that brewed in the distance, the 0-0 scoreline was a fair reflection of how closely contested the first stanza was. Billiat's resultant freekick was disappointing, but the pace and combining of Billiat and Dolly were a threat Pirates struggled to contain.
From a goal-scoring creating perspective, the other chances came from Phathutshedo Nange in the eighth and 34However, Pirates should have taken the lead on the stroke of half-time, but Makaringe's header from Mntambo's cross went narrowly wide of Akpeyi's net.
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